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THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 81, 1870.AGENTS FOR-TEE INTELLIGENCER.Walkes, Evans A Cogswell, Charleston, S. CJohn T. Sloan, Jr., Columbia, S. C.W. H. B. Toon, General Agent.-rrz-;-*-?V&* South Carolina bonds were quoted inNew York, on Monday last, old 88; new 82.-?>j?*Rev. J- I- Bonner will preach in thePresbyterian Church, in this village, on nextSabbath, morning and afternoon.Personal.?We received a call several daysago from Mr. S. ftN.. Cxrpenter, editor andproprietor of the Elbertoni Gazette. His paperis flourishing, we are- glad to know, and thetown of Elberton is rapidly recovering fromthe effect of the disastrous fires which occurredayear or two since..-?B@* We invite attention to the communica?tion, in another column, from Hon. R. F.Simpson, on the subject of education. Wewill take- occasion at an early date to expressour views upon, the policy suggested. In themain, we agree with our respected friend, andbelieve it to the interest of aU classes that themore mtetugent should do their part in reclauviing others from ignorance and vice.?Philanthropy and duty alike suggest this course;--*>Educational.. The advertisements of Mr. Wm. H. Haynie,School Commissioner, contain matters of generalinterest. It will be seen that the Board of Ex?aminers have ordered an election for SchoolTrustees of the respective School Districts, tobe held on the 16th of April. The territorialboundaries are the same as the townships, ex?cept the village of Anderson, which is a sepa?rate School District. It is very important tohave faithful and upright men elected as Trus?tees, and we hope the people will give their at?tention to this matter. The law establishingcommom schools, which is also published in ourcolumns to-day, deserves a careful reading fromevery citizen, and particularly that portion re?fitting to the duties and powers of School Trus?tees. An examination of its provisions w?lconvince every one as to the importance ofselecting good .and true men for these positions.Teachers desiring to receive the benefit ofthe common school fund are required to standan examination as to their proficiency, andthose having accounts against the State forpast services are likewise interested in Mr.Haynie's advertisements.-.The Advocate of the. Winchester Rifle.In a speech deHvered at Washington lastweek, and which is copied from the Republicanorgan into our columns to-day, Gov. Scottavows his firm belief that the Winchester rifleis the great penacea for the political ills towhich his party has fallen a prey in the South.He views the question of duty, as Governorof a State, in ajpurely partisan sense, and asis characteristic of the man, he utters direand bloody threats against his political oppo?nents. This is very foolish and contemptibleon the part of the Governor. He must knowthat the greater portion of the opposite partyare trained" and discipBned' soldiers, and whilethey have no love for him and his co-laborersthey are equally destitute of fear, even thoughhe has the power and the will to enforce hisdemands. At a representative of that class, wewill go to the farthest extent, under the civillaw, in guaranteeing to every man the right tovote as he pleases; but we trust that the day of"teyonets and rifles is forever gone. It seems,fiowev-er,. that Gov. Scott differs with this senti?ment,, and is preparing to coerce the while peo?ple of the-State into quiet submission to hisre-election without opposition. While pratingof intimidation- and violence,, he-seeks to makeuse of the one and threatens the other. Wcare confident that all parties in the coming can?vass will take up the refrain for peace, goodorder and an unrestricted ballot, and are equal?ly confident that the most discreet and sensibleamong the Governor's political friends will re?pudiate his talk of Winchester rifles,, ammuni?tion, and so forth.-oPresident Grant and General Amnesty.The administration of President Grant h?not been marked by any extraordinary event ofwhatever nature. His warmest friends cannotclaim for him any great degree of ability or states?manship, while his political opponents are con?strained to acknowledge that there is a total de?ficiency of salient points thus far in Iiis admin?istration, upon which they might berate himfor his actions. Indeed, the lack of motive isthe greatest defect of the administration. Hisimmediate predecessor furnished an abundanceof material to friends and opponents for politi?cal discussion, but it must be admitted thatGrant has kept aloof from all subjects likelyto produce any great consternation in the coun?try. His motto has been "Let us have peace,"and although he has fraternized politically withthe extremest wing of the Radical party, thereno reason to complain that he has originatedany scheme of oppression or vindietiveness to-1wards the-Southern people. His political sinsare those of omission rather than of commis?sion. Viewed: in this light, we arc rejoiced tolearn a bit of news that was flashed across thewires a few days since. It seems that Presi?dent Grant has declared his purpose as soona0- Texas should be admitted, to send in a mes?sage to Congress recommending a general amn*i?tjri The message has been already prepared,and is ready for the occasion. It is probablethat this course has been resolved upon afterconsultation with a portion of the more con?servative Republicans in Congress, but recentdiscussions indicate that no measures of thekind can pass without violent opposition frompoliticians of the extreme Radical style. Un?doubtedly, there will be split in the dominantparty upon, this question of extending to recal?citrant rebels free and full pardon for past of?fences. But we trust that the President will re?main unmoved, in his determination, and willpress this measure with some of the vigor andpersistency that characterized him as a soldier.And we express this wish for many reasons.Such a measure will reflect credit upon the ad?ministration, even though as a conciliatory step jit has been rather tardily taken by the Repub?lican leaders'. It will likewise remove from ouranidst a fruitful source of complaint, and willtend to produce a better feeling among all jFor the Anderson Intelligencer.Mb. Editob : It is generally granted thatexperience is the only effectual teacher. Bythe experience of the past, those who have no?ticed closely the present political condition ofour State "will acknowledge that we have com?mitted a great blunder in the course we havebeen led into. I mean that course which hasproduced in the minds of the colored people ofthis State the idea that the carpet-baggers andscalawags are the only true friends of a systemof education for their benefit. This is really anerror?an error which seriously affects the bestinterests of both races. I am satisfied that thewhites of this State are, generally, favorable toand really desire a system of general educationfor the colored people. And this desire, inI addition to the philanthropy of the question,springs from a full examination of the factsthat all must see. The prominent^ facts are,that all the colored people are made citizens;consequently have equal right of suffrage andholding office-; and in law, having all the rightsto its protection that the whites have. Andthis condition of things is likely to last. Ofcourse they are free to go away of* stay with us.We need their labor, and they are our best la?borers, accustomed as they have been to ourfarm productions. But few have shown anydesire to leave us. Their interest, as well asours, is for us to work together. Their labor 1on our farms supports them and their families,and makes a support for the whites. If thesebe facts, is it not our interest to adopt a systemof education for them ? And when we remem?ber their fidelity to their owners while slavesduring the entire Confederate war, and partic?ularly their peaceful and faithful protection(is not too strong a word) to their mistressesand their children while their master was in thearmy contending for his liberty and their slave?ry, do we not owe them a debt of gratitude thatdemands from us to do them all the good wecan? Many of them knew, too, that by ourfinal defeat their liberty would be secured.Can the history of all nations and races pro?duce an analagous case to this ? In this, too,our interest and duty run together.Besides, it takes wise men to make wise laws.Ignorance, when led and deceived by carpet?baggers, who are working like wreckers on astranded ship, for their own gain, are quitelikely to be imposed upon themselves and im?pose on others. They have the majority in ourState. They have the power to put themselvesinto the Legislature to make the laws. Theyhave done this, as well as a Judge on the Su?preme Bench, and an officer at the head of themilitary. Oppressive laws make an oppressedpeople. All must see if they are to make ourlaws and rule our State, that we must be theblindest of the blind not to sincerely desire thatthey should be educated and made capable todo it wisely. The wisdom of legislators, up tothis time, has devised but two plans by whichto lessen vice and diminish pauperism. Theone is, to punish crime by jails, penitentiariesand fines; the other is, to keep off crime byinstilling moral principles and scholastic learn?ing. The enlightened nations of the worldhave become satisfied that by the latter coursecrime is diminished and honesty improved;and special endeavors are now being made inEuropean nations to spread education for theyoung broadcast and even to make it obligato?ry on every youth to go to school so manyyears of his minority.Now, shall we continue to use jails, peniten?tiaries and fines to eradicate crime and pauper?ism among the colored people, or by pursuingour true interest endeavor to carry out the sameend by inculcating morality and virtue, and toincrease their thrift by lessons of the value and? importance of industry ?I feel satisfied that the general current ofthought, if not so generally spoken out, of a, large portion of the white population has been,land is now, in favor of adopting a generousand liberal system of education for the coloredpeople of this State. It is true, when the warwas brought to a close, the suddenness of thechange from slavery to freedom, the ownerswere not at once able to realize the new positionin which we were placed, nor so suddenly torealize the true interest either of ourselves orthe colored people. Consequently, the excita?ble and inconsiderate among us have put it intoI the minds of the colored people that their for?mer owners were opposed to their education.The same idea was carefully inculcated by car?pet-baggers through their leagues. In thisway we have not only lost their confidence, butin many cases their friendship.If the people shall choose to have a convenvention and lay down a platform, cannot thetruth be brought to light and justice be doue1 by putting it prominently in that platform,that the education of the colored people andthe children made orphans by the war shall beamong our prime concerns when in our powerto effect it.A moral and virtuous population are alonecapable of sustaining a free government; andif we look forward to prosperity and peace,this standard for those who rule must be gained.If these views shall gain general concurrence,another truth will be made apparent and feltby the colored people?that their former mas?ters, after all, are their best friends.Respectfully,R. F. SIMPSON.? The Edgeficld Advertiser learns that Capt.F. A. Bellinger has been ordered to forthwithorganize five companies of militia in Edgeficldcounty, as near the town of Edgeficld as possi?ble. A State Constable named Yocum is busilyengaged in organizing two companies of mili?tia, one hundred men each, in the village ofChester. Gov. Scott is preparing for the fallcampaign.? The total receipts of cotton at all the portsup to Friday last were 2,2,.i(>,<>G0 bales, against1,772,750 last season, showing an increase of523,904 bales. The receipts are now larger thanthe entire receipts of last year.? Thomas B. Lanier, of Edgeficld county,was arrested at Damascus, Ga., on the 18th inst.,by Deputy Constable Kennedy, and is now incustody at Columbia. He is charged with thekilling of a colored man in August last.? The Philadelphia Press declares that "theFifteenth Amendment will add largely to theRepublican vote-." Dotw the Press supposethat there would liave been any FiftecenthAmendment, if it was likely to increase theDemocratic vote f? A New York editor gently applauds acontemporary, by stating that it "vim compressmare deliberate, wilful, wicked, villainous liesinto a square inch than any other that is orever was printed."? The Greenville Enterprise says : It is sup?posed that Anderson County will expend sixtyor seventy thousand dollars'this year in fert?lITEMS-EDITOEIAL AND OTHERWISE? An election for Mayor and Aldermen ofColumbia has been ordered for April 5th.? The Kentucky Legislature has* adjournedto meet again in January, 1871.? Senator Bevels says he was once excludedfrom the Senate gallpry on account of color.? Dr. Townsend, of Sarsaparilla fame, andDr. Radway, of the R. B. R, remedies, are bothdead.? Friday Nixon, (colored,) who was to havebeen hung in Charleston on last Friday formurder, has been respited for twenty-eight days.? A Washington despatch states that Bur?ger, of South Carolina, has been appointedConsul to Algiers. Who is Burger ?? It is stated that Gen. Lee's health is quitebad, and it was expected that he would leavehome for a trip South on Thursday last.? Gen. James H. Clanton is spoken of asthe probable Democratic candidate for Governorof Alabama.? Gulian C. Vcrplanck, in former^ days oneof the mostprominentpolitieiansof New York,died in that city recently, aged eighty-three.? The New York Herald speaks of GeneralJohn C. Brekenridge as the "ex-Vice Presidentof the Southern Confederacy."? The delegate in Congress from Arizonahas signified his intention of appointing an In?dian to a West Point cadetship.? Harper's Ferry is to be converted into awatering place, and a mammoth hotel is to hebuilt there.? John T. Ford, Esq., has retired from themanagement of the Charleston Academy ofMusic, and Miss Laura Keene is to succeed him.? A cotemporary inquires whether the "WhiteHouse steward's complaint of the paucity ofsilver-plate in that establishment was made be?fore or after General Butler's visit.? A number of restaurant keepcra in Char?leston have held a meeting and resolved to testthe legality of the Social Equality Bill, recent?ly passed by the Legislature.? The Wyoming delegate to Congress, in or?der to carry out the female suffrage laws of histerritory, intends to send a young lady cadet toWest.Point.? At the seventh annual commencement ofthe New York College for Women, the degreeof M. D. was conferred upon five young women,one of them a ncgress.? The Columbia Oil Companv is now fairlyestablished, ?20,000 of its capital stock havingbeen paid in. A strong company, w-hose watch?words are enterprise, industry and intelligence.? A Massachusetts town declined to prose?cute an alleged poisoner because there weredoubts as to the good moral character of thewoman whom it was attempted to poison.? Dr. Robert C. Austin, a highly respectedcitizen of Laurens, died at his residence nearCross Hill on the 13th inst., after a protractedillness. Mr. Wm. Bowen, another esteemedcitizen of Laurens, died recently.? The Providence Herald announces thatMiss Anna Dickinson will shortly be led to thealter by a well known Rhode Island lit erarygentleman. Whether for matrimony or sacrificeis not stated.? The Lancaster Ledger states that promi?nent citizens of several counties have solicitedMr. Phin. B. Tompkins, of Lancaster, to ac?cept the nomination of the Citizens, Party inthat Congressional District.? Governor Stevenson, of Kentucky, hasissued a proclamation ordering an election inthe Third Congressional District on the 25thApril, to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna?tion of Mr. Golladay.? A fellow by the name of "Sputhall, Post?master at Hamburg, in this State, has been ar?rested for robbing the mail. Southall was wellknown as a vender of a certain cure-all ointmentcalled "veni, vidi, vici."? A man died a few days since in Trenton,New Jersey, who refused to allow his panta?loons to be removed during his sickness. Af?ter death the linings were found to containover $17,000.? General Wm. McRae, for several years theGeneral Superintendent of the Wilmington andManchester Railroad, has resigned that posi?tion, and will t;ike charge as Engineer and Su?perintendent of the Macon and Brunswick Rail?road.? The old homestead of General Sam Hous?ton at Independence, Texas, has been sold bythe administrator of the estate at public sale.It comprises thirty-nine acres of land withinthe town limits of Independence, and was soldfor $1,200.? It is stated that 538 persons have gone in?to bankruptcy in the Second and Third Con?gressional Districts of South Carolina, underthe provisions of the bankrupt act, 350 ofwhom have been discharged. A nd the numberof persons who have availed themselves of thebenefits of the act in the Fourth District isabout. 450, of whom 165 have been discharged.? The New York Erprew asks : Is it mean?ness, or something worse, for Congress, whichhas boon for ten years Radical all over, andwhich has turned out Senators and members inorder to get a two-thirds control of each branch,to cite the expenses of "the Johnson Adminis?tration" as outrageous, when it was the Radicalparty alone who voted these hundreds of mil?lions yearly?? A telegram from Jackson, Miss., announ?ces that Yerger has returned and delivered him?self up to the proper authorities. He has writ?ten a letter to the Governor, stating that hehad learned that the Sheriff, his subordinates,:ind perhaps the Governor, had been censuredfor his escape, and unwilling that they shouldsuffer for it he had concluded to return. Healso says that worried and tortured beyond for?bearance by what seemed to him unnecessarydelay in bringing his case before the court, hewas possessed of an ungovernable desire tobreathe the air of freedom ; but it always wa*his intention to return at the proper time andstand his trial, and that if he violated the lawhe will not shrink from punishment.-Another Butler.?-The notoriety of thehero of New Orleans, Fort Fisher, Dutch GapCanal, and numerous other localities, over?shadows all others bearing the name of Butlerin a certain line of conduct. But it seems thaithe gentleman now known as Tennessee But?ler, and rendered notorious by connection withcadetship frauds, has an unenviable record inhis particular sphere. His past history onlyillustrates the theory so often advanced that.thebitterest and most unprincipled Radicals of to?day, among Southern men, arc those who weremost rampant when the star of the Confederacywas in the ascendant, Hence, we arc not sur?prised to learn the following facts, obtaiucdfrom the Washington correspondence of theCincinnati Times :R. R. Butler was a member of the rebel Leg?islature of Tennessee of 1801-2. He secondedand supported the J?rnigan resolutions whichdenounced with contempt and insolence theproposition of* Abraham Lincoln to send peacecommissioners to the South, which resolutionstermed Lincoln as a "base usurper." Whenthe brothers Harmon, Fry and Haun, the EastTennessee Unionists, burned the railroadbridges, Butler introduced resolutions in theAssembly to arm and equip a provisional forceto hunt down these men, using the language thatthey should be hunted down like wild beastsand killed wherever found. The Harmons werecaught and hung after being imprisoned withI Brownlow. Butler subsequently recruited for arebel regiment and wore the Confederate uni: form of a Colonel. He denounced Lincoln asI a corrupt tyrant repeatedly at Greenville, Ten?nessee, in presence of" responsible gentlemen,i who arc now living and will prove the same.! Li 1866 he was struck from the roll of claimagents at Washington upon charges of defraud?ing his clients. Mullins bitterly opposed hisbeing admitted to a scat, and asserted andproved all of the foregoing fecte in debate.From ?ie Charleston Daily BepubUcan.Speech, of Gov. Scott.A very large and enthusiastic meeting of theRepublicans of Washington was held on Tues?day evening last to express sympathy for theRepublicans of Georgia, to welcome the dele?gation from the Legislature of Georgia now inthe city, and to protest against the BinghamAmendment to the Bill for the reinstatement ofGeorgia.The Mayor of the city presided. Thespeeches were earnest, eloquent and thoroughlyRadical. The immense hall was crowded.The speech, of Gov. Scott is the one naturallymost interesting to us. It was received with re?peated and prolonged applause. We give be?low a brief summary of the leading points:Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen : I willdo little more than express my gratification atbeing present at this meeting. It would beimpossible for any man from the South to giveanything like an adequate history of the stateof opinion that has existed there. Hostilitieshave continued from the day that the armicewere disbanded up to the present time. I havenoticed in the newspapers from time to timetragical accounts of assassinations and wrongscommitted upon the frontier people of thiscountry. I have noticed that the philanthro?pists have been horror-stricken at the slaughterof Christians by Chinamen. I have noticed, atthe same time, reports of outrages from theSouthern States. It is true some feared to de?precate them; some feared to think that thesewere great wrongs, but there was not that ex?pression of horror that you find at the destruc?tion of Indians on the frontier. Mr. Chairman,a hundredth part of the murders and assassina?tions of the loyal men of the South have notbeen reported.I have sonwtimes felt, Mr. Chairman, that, ifthis Government is ever plnnged into war againwith its own people, it will be honorable andcrcdftable to her citizens to take the side of therebels and fight agaiust the Government. Thosewho aided rebellion are safe and honored. TheGovernment has not protected loyal people.Not a man has been punished by the Govern?ment for a single crime that has been commit?ted against a citizen of the South, although or?ders have been issued and laws have been enac?ted for that purpose. A white- jury cannot begot to convict one of these villains; but theycan convict a colored man on mere suppositon.You see Yergcr goes back and delivers himselfup, for he knows as certain as the sun willshine to-morrow that he will escape punish?ment. Mr. Chairman, I feel earnestly on thissubject; I feel that if this Governmentdoesnotintend to protect the loyal citizens of that partof the count ry, it is time that the people tnereknew it. It is time that the weak-kneed menin Congress, who feel that they are carryinglegislation a little too far, should make up theirminds to recognize a Southern Confederacy, andleave us to do the best we can for ourselves.I say to you, gentlemen, this evening, as forSouth Carolina, no Republican will ever go tothe doors of Congress again and knock for ad?mission with a majority against him because hisfriends have been prohibited by intimidationand murder from voting. We intend to com?pel a fair election. We shall give every Dem?ocrat opportunity to vote, and we shall demandthat every Republican be permitted to receivethe same privilege undisturbed. We have boththe power and the will to enforce our demand.Whoever attempts intimidation or violence willget more than he bargained for.And if, in a fair election, a Democrat is cho?sen for member of Congress or any other posi?tion we shall yield. We expect to win the fightin every Congressional District. But if we arefairly beaten we shall give in.In Georgia, however, affairs are not as inSouth Carolina. Gov. Bullock, and the loyalLegislature must have time to pass proper laws,establish proper courts, orgauizc the militia,and provide all means necessary to enforce jus?tice and secure a fair election. The Binghamamendment unjustly robs them of the time theyneed. If Congress passes the Bingham amend?ment, it will, instead of helping the loyal peo?ple as it should, overthrow and ruin them. Un?less this thing is stopped here, I tell you thatthe next class of men that come here will bethe rebel clement of that country asking forprotection in the outrages they perpetrate onloyal men.We have stood upon the picket line of loy?alty for four years. I spent four years in thearmy, and I never felt greater danger on thepicket line than I did during the campaign of18GS. Mr. Chairman, I sayTet Georgia alone,strike out the Bingham amendment?admit theState, [great applause J let them fight out theirown battles if tiiey decide that they want anelection. I say to the members of the Legis?lature of Georgia, when you go home pass suchlaws as will give your Governor power to armever)' man in the State, to make an appropria?tion to buy all the Winchester rifles that liehe needs, and one hundred rounds of ammuni?tion for each, and demand a fair election. Letevery man vote as he pleases: coerce no man ;keep no man away, but let him go up and vote,and you yourself demand the same right. Itell you the Winchester rifle is the best law thatyou can have in Georgia. Provide the menand the rifles to enforce justice and the taws,and you will have peace.As for Congress, its sole duty now is to letGeorgia alone.Washington News and Gossip.The Washington correspondent of the Cin?cinnati Times writes as follows:Hereafter when a member of Congress sellsthe patronage of the Government, he must becareful as to how he uses the money. PoorWhittemore devoted his to charitable objects,and he was expelled from his seat in the House.Butler, of Tennessee, on the other hand, usedthe proceeds of his sale of a cadetship for sub?sidizing newspapers, and to carry the Tennes?see election in favor of the Republican party,and he gets oil" with a mild, meaningless reso?lution of censure. The only difference .in thetwo cases is the manner in whieh the moneywas applied. Honorable members who regard?ed Whittemore as a criminal of the deepestdye, because he took money for his cadctships,and sent it into the distriet to build schoolhouses and feed the poor, yesterday voted nayon the resolution to expel IJutler, who confessesto having sold his appointments and appliedthe proceeds to beat the opposition. The out?side world will liml it difficult to discover thedifference between the criminality of Whitte?more and that of Butler, but Congressmen arefor the most part keen lawyers and can find ar?guments for every action, no matter how incon?sistent.I have not seen one, however, who is boldenough to assert that IJutler is less guilty thanWhittemore. It is "the extenuating circum?stances," tlfey say, which means, 1 suppose,that Whittemore's crime consisted in his giving"his goods to feed the poor." There has notbeen so much "dodging" on any vote taken inthe House for some time as there was on thevote to expel Butler. It was curious to noticehow all of a sudden they had business outsidethe hall, and how they remained away just longenough to allow the vote to be taken. Somesat in their seats and refused to vote at all. ADemocratic member from Pennsylvania under?took to bring the recusants to"time, but hewent about it so blunderingly that he failed.The action of the House iu the Butler caseproves that the Cadet-salo investigation was asham, something like the economy dodge, anilthat it was never intended to punish anybody.Whittemore was unlucky in being the first tobe caught. Of course it was necessary to havea "victim." After that the aroused virtue ofthe House was satisfied, and the plague wasstayed.General Logan has put the military world ina terrible flutter by the passage of Iiis sweepingarmy bill. From tho Ueneral of the armydown to the humblest lieutenant, Logan is de?nounced as a heartless vandal. Well, perhapshe is, but if these gentlemen could only seethepile of letters Logan has received from thepcopic all over the country, thanking him for thepassage of the bill, they would probably con?clude that he has a few friends outside the mili?tary camp. The array officers threaten to de?feat the bill in the Senate, and from all I canlearn, that body feels itself far enough removedfrom the people to ignore the action of theHouse, abd to modify the bill in many impor?tant particulars. The most thorough opponentof the bill is General Sherman.He has declared in substance that if it be?comes a law in its present shape, he will be com?pelled to resign. "I cannot," be said to a gen?tleman who talked with him on the subject,"I cannot afford to live here on less than mypresent salary. If I am cut down as this billproposes, I can take care of myself outside, but1 don't intend to live here in Washington, ex?cept I can live like a gentleman, and supportthe dignity of my rank." He added that atthe proper time he would make his influencefelt to defeat the bill. Whether he means tooperate on the Senate or" on the President, isnot known, Probably he will make his influ?ence felt with both.- "The President is with thearmy, and it is hinted that in the event of thebill getting through the Senate he "rill veto it.State Convention of Teachers.The annexed circular is from Capt. Hugh S.THOMPSON, principal of the Columbia MaleAcademy, and presents a subject of especial in?terest to teachers and all others desirous of pro?moting the cause of education in our State.We hope the Convention will be held, and thatit will be numerously attended:After an informal consultation tff persons in?terested in the cansc of education, the under?signed has been requested to invite the teachersof the State, not connected with the "free com?mon schools," to meet in convention at Colum?bia.The immediate purpose of this convention isto secure, as far as practicable, uniformity intext books, and other advantages arising fromconcert of action. It is also proposed to makethis meeting the basis of a permanent organ?ization of the teachers of South Carolina.Such associations have been formed in sever?al of the other States, and where properly con?ducted, the tendency has been to raise the stan?dard of education and increase the efficiency ofschools.The time suggested for the meeting is thefirst week in May?the day to be determinedhereafter.Those teachers who favor the proposed con?vention, and who are willing to attend it, arerequested to communicate at once by mail withthe undersigned; and if the assent be obtainedof such a number as will indicate the proba?bility of a general representation, due notice ofthe time and place of meeting will be published.When it is decided to call the convention, aneffort will be made to secure at the hotels andon the railroads such reduced charges as areusually made to the members of similar bodies.Hugh S. Thompson,Principal Columbia Male Academy.Editor's Table.The Old Guard.?The April number of this excellentmonthly has been received. Its table of contents if richlyfreighted with interesting reading. John Esten Cooke'snovel, "The Heir of Gaymount," continues to grow in In?terest, unfolding a peculiar phase of life. A political arti?cle from C. C. Burr, with editorials from Thomas DunnEnglish, are among the note-able features of this number.Published by Van Evrie, Horton A Co., New York, at S3per year.The Bright Side.?The March number of this popularchildren's paper, received a short time ago, presents an un?usual variety of contents. It embraces over twenty differ?ent articles, all original, and some of them possessing supe?rior merit. The success of this periodical has been veryremarkable, as its circulation is already 25,000, and the pub?lishers intend to make it 100,000 by the time it is one yeurold. They otfer to send the numbers for March, April,?May and June free to all who subscribe before the 1st ofJuly next, when the first volume expires. Terms, .10 centsa year. Specimen copies sent free. Address, John B. Aldex A Co., Chicago, 111.American sunday School Worker.?This Magazine isedited by prominent gentlemen connected with the variousevangelical denominations, und published by J. W. MclxTYJtB, St. Louis, at per year. Seut on trial four monthsfor "mi cents.Typographic Messenger.;?The January numliei- hasjust come to hand. Among the novelties of this issue, there-production of pages from K?ster and (Jutenberg, theoriginators of the art of ptiuting, deserve especial mention.Any of our friends curious to look upon a Jne simile ofprinting as it was Invented will cull u)>ou us. This journalis now published quarterly by James Conner's Sons, thewell known type founders.TUE SUMTES News.?This enterprising newspaper, pub?lished by Mets?. Darr A Osteen, announces another orig?inal story, from the pen of John Wituerspoox Ervin,. entitled 'The Mysterious Marriage," to be commenced on. the Hth of April, and which will be followed during theyear with Other stories by the same talented and distin?guished writer. Now is a good time to subscribe for the' Xeics. Term-*, $.-(.00 in advance?two copies for S?.00.The American Grocer.?The last number of this peri?odical, (which is now published weekly,) is full of just suchvaluable liifonuntion as every business man wuuld like tohave. Prof. Daruy gives a very Interesting article onCream of Tarier and Bonbons and their acruIterations, andother subjects. Gen. Wilson's notes on Canued Goods em?brace a full account of the oyster packing. Statistics, valu?able tables, compute market reports, interesting miscella?ny, ami pointed editorials, with a variety of correspondenceand answers to inquiries, complete the rieh table of con?tents. We do not see how any business man interested ingroceries or produce can get along without it, while everyfamily would find it a valuable and interesting visitor. Thesubscription priee is only $.'1.00 a year. Address John Dar?uy A Co., Xo. Kil WilUaiu street, New York.. XIX Century.?We arc pleased to learn that our friend,Capt. C. E. Ciiicuester, recently returned to Charles?ton from the West, has becomo joint proprietor with Ber.l>r. Hicks of the above uanied |>opular magazine, and willhereafter control the cutirc business management of thelinn. The experience, energy and business tact of Capt.CuiCHBSTER will odd materially to the permanent growthand success of the JfZJL*(Xiilury, which is represented as Iua highly prosperous condition, and which deserves the pat?ronage of our people for ?s intrinsic merit as a literarymagazine.The SUNDAY Times.?This is the title of a new paperrecently Issued iu Charleston. It is neatly printed, andcontains a large amount of reading mutter. Although neu?tral in polities, there is an independent expression uponcurrent topics that is commendable in itseonrfuctors. Publishcd by Messrs. it van A read, at S'J..~>0 per annum.liODRY'S Lady's Look.?The April number of this stan?dard periodical has been received. For a iteriod of thirtyyears, the enterprising publisher has catered to the tasteand fashion of Ihc ladies, and every day seems to grow inactivity and usefulness in this behalf. Published by LouisA. Gouev, Philadelphia, at Sl.00 a year.-T*?Cij- Having just received another cargo of Phoenix Gu?ano direct from the Islands, we can fill nil orders lor eitherof the following valuable Fertilisers: Phoenix Guano:WIlcox, liibbs A Co.'s .Manipulated Guano; Guano Salt andPlanter Compound. The "Manipulated" and the "Com?pound" are prepared by us at Charleston and Savaunah.Ga.Professor Shejwrd, State Inspector, says of them : "I canheartily recommend these l-Vrtilizers, not only on accountof iheii- chemical but also their physical properties." Pam?phlets containing analyses and numerous certificates fromplanters furnished on application. Orders promptly tilledby WiLCOX. Gimw& Co, importers and dealers in Guanos,No. lit Fast 11-a.v, Churlestou, S. C, No. 99 liay Street, Sa?vannah, and No. 21] lirnsul Street, Augusta, Ca.Beyond a Doubt.More diseases are the result of a derangementof the Liver than from nny other cause. Whenthai organ is diseased, every part of the systemsympathizes with it, nud general prostration anddecline is the result. The best, safest and speedi?est remedy for Liver Complaint, nud nil the disanscs thai follow, isTUTTS VEGETABLE LIVERPILLS, tlicy are peculiarly adapted to the climateof the South. They are sold by Druggists every?where-.Special Notice ?To parties in wnnt of Doors,Sashes nnd Blinds, we refer to the advertisementof P. I'- To a le. the largo manufacturer of thosegoods in Charleston. " Price list furnished on ap?plication. 4?0mA CABD.I desire to return my thanks to those persons, white andcolored, who aided in saving Mr. J. W. Daniels' kitchenfrom being a complete lass at the time of the lire on the17th instant.A. B. TOWERS, Insurance Agent.March 31, 1870 40 1THE MARKETS.Andebson, March 30,1870.Cotton market^cent lower than our last quotations.Considerable quantities have been sold during the week,and to-day prices vary from 19 to for middlings.v Charleston, March 28?Cotton quiet and steady?middliugs 21.j. ew York, March 38,Sales of 1,700 bales of cotton at ?2}? Gold, 11%.LATENT QUOTATIONS OFSOUTHERN SECURITIES,IN CHARLESTON, S. C,Corrected Weekly by A. C. kaufman,Broker, No. 25 Broad Street.March 25, mo.State BECUBiTira.-South Carolina, old, 86 to ?; donew, 80 to ?; do, registered stock, ex int 80.City Securities.?Augusta, Ca., Bonds, ?to 84; Charles?ton, S. G, Stock, cx-div., ? to38; do. Wre Loan Bonds,?to 75; Columbia, S. C, Bonds, ? to 70.Railroad Bonds.?Blue Ridge, (first mortgage,) ? to 50;Charleston and Savannah, ? to G5; Charlotte, Columbiaand Augusta, ? to 90; Cheraw and Darlington, ? to 80;Greenville and Columbia, (fir.it mortgage,) ? to 80; da.(State guarantee,) ? to OS; Northeastern, ? to 85; Savon*nali and Charleston, (first mortgage,) ? to 80; do, (Staleguarantee,) ? to 70; South Carolina, ? to 83; do, 76; Spar*tan burg and Union, ? to 54.iMnfOin Stocks.?Charlotte, Columbia a"nd Augusta,? i<rs5; Greenville and Columbia, ? to 2; Northeastern,10 to ; Savannah and Charleston. ? fo 30"; South Carolina,(Vhole shares,) ? to 45; do, (hawshares,) ? to*2.ExciiaNce, 4c.?New York Sight, % par; Gold, 111 to113; Silver, 108 to 110.SOUTH CAFOtlNA DANE DILLS.?Bank of ChaYTestort,..,._.*.<?<&-'*Bank of Ncw'tcrry...-~.~?@?Bank of Caroden....?0C$?Bank of Georgetown..w......... 5?-=Bank of South Carolina............................v/.v.-...v...'.v/* 5?-?Batik of Chester.....w...v................... v..-/.-..v..v??.- ?@-=Bank of Hornburg. .v..-..,w.M?;.w<MkMm 3?-=Bank of State P. C, prior to 1S61.?45(a>?Bank of State of S. C, issue IStil and 1862.~12@??Planters' anil Mechanics' B3nfc of Charleston..???*IVi>l>lcs's Bank of Charleston....-????Union Bank of Charleston.??@??Southwestern Railroad Bank of Charleston, (old)...-????Southwestern Railroad Hank of Charleston, (new)...???State Bank of Charleston.? 8@?jFanners' and Exchange Bank of Charleston.Exchauge Bank of Columbia.-.10@?? 1Commercial Bank of Columbia.2??'Merchants' Bank of Cheraw.3??*Planters' Bank of Fairfield. 3??State of South Carolina Bills Receivable.-.par,City of Charleston Change Bills.?par,* Bills marked thus (*) arc being redeemed at the BankCounters of each.Jan 13, 1870 29 ly .MONEY WANTED!PAY what you owe Towers k Burriss. I willnot promise to wait until you sell your Cot.ion, unless you sell soon. Please give this noticeyour immediate attention.A. B. TOWERS, Survivor.March 31, 1870 40 3Administrator's Notice of Final Settlement.THE undersigned hereby gives notice that hewill apply to the Probate Judge of Andersou County on Friday, the Gth day of May next,for a Snal settlement of tbe Estate of John Newell,deceased, and for letters ot dismission from thesame. N. J. NEWELL, AdnVr.March 31,1870 40 5Fowler's Patent Adding' Machine.THIS IS NO HUMBUG, but a genuine, indispensablereiiui.-ite of every Book Keeper, Accountant, Weigher andMeasurer, combining Simplicity with Accuracy and rapid?ity. Is so constructed that it cannot possibly make an error.Can be worked by any one of ordinary abilitr after tenminutes practice. Don't fail to send for a Circular.BOINEST & MARTIN,Owners of the Patent Right for South Carolina and Georgia,P. 0. Box 3S5, Charleston, S. CvCounty and City Rights for sale at such low prices andterms that with energv any young man can make money.March 31, 1S70 40 lm. Notice to Teachers.PERSONS who desire to Tenth in AndersonCounty under the Free and Common Schoolsystem are hereby invited to meet the CountyHoard of Examiners on Saturday, tbe 9th day ofApril next, nt Anderson CourCHouse, to stand anexamination and get certificates of qualification,WM. h. HAYNIE,Chairman Board of Examiner*.March 30, 1870 40 2Closing Out of Dry Goods.IN order to close out my stock of DRY GOODSwithout delay, I will now sellCalico from 7 to 12 1-2 Cents per YartfrAnd other Goods equally low. Call and see oarbeautiful lot of Calico and Muslin.Other Goods at reduced prices. I MEANWHAT I SAY.A. B. TOWERS,Survivor of Towers & Burriss.March 31, 1870 40 4IN BANKRUPTCY.Ex Parte Jtmes Orr, Administrator, In Re An?drew Smith, Bankrupt.?Petition to ict up Lien,sell Property, ?c.BY virtue of an order to me directed by tbeHon. George S. Bryan, District Judge ofsmith Carolina, the lien creditors of AndrewSmith, Bnnkrupt, are hereby required to provetheir claims before C. G. Jteger, Register, at Newberry C. II., on or before the 20th day of Aprilnext, or be debarred from the benefit of any de?cree to be made in this case.JOHN C. WH1TEFIELD, Assignee.March 31, 1870 40 8Notice.IHATE some blanks for Teachers who haveclaims for Teaching in Anderson County fromme first of November, 186S, to the 31st of Octo, 1809. I am also ready to receive their ac?counts for services rendered during the year be?ginning the first of November, 1867, and endingihe 31st October, 186S. Teachers will pleasebring with them their day-books, i wiU be atAndersoa Court House during next week.WM. II. HAYNIE,School Commissioner for Andersoa Gonnty.N. U.?Teachers must hand in their accounts onor before the first of May next, that Wing thelimiied time. W. H. H.March 31, 1870 ' 40 2U. S. Internal Revenue Sale.DEPUTY COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, \Greenville, March 24, 1869. /BY nuihorily in me vested. I will sell to thehighest bidder, nt public outcry at Andermiii Court House, on Friday, the Sth day of April,1870, the following property, to wit?Ono Bos of Tobacco, containing about sixtypounds, being the properly which was seized byE. W. Everson, Assistant Assessor, on the 30thday of November, 1S?9, from Wm. Brookbank.Also, one Still, Cap and Worm, which was seiz?ed on the luth day of December, 18C9, on thepremises of Robert Todd, because of violation ofInternal Revenue laws.A. L. C0BB,Dep. Col. 3rd Dist. S. C.March 31, 1870 40 2IN BANKRUPTCY.In the District Court of the United States for tteDistrict o-f Soitth Carolina.In the matter of JOHN T. SLOAN, Bankrupt, bywhom a petition for adjucation of Bankrupt?cy was filed on the 20th day of May, A.D. 1868,in said Court.HTMIIS is to give notice that on the 26th day ofMarch, A.D. 1870, a warrant in bankruptcywas issued against ihe Estate of John T. Sloan,of Columbia, in the county of Richland, and Stateof South Carolina, who has been adjudged a bank?rupt on his own petition; that the payment ofany debls and doli very of any property belongingto said bankrupt, to htm or for his use, and the*transfer of any property by him are forbidden bylaw ; that a meeting of the creditors of the saidbnnkrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose oneor more Assignees of his Estate, will be held at aCourt of Bankruptcy, to be holden at Register'?Office, Newberry C. fl? S. C, before C. G Jseger,Register, on the 28th dHy of April, 1870, at 10o'clock a. m. L. E. JOHNSON,U. S. Marshal as Messenger.Ter A. P. PirER, Dcp^Mes.March 31,1870 40 *